ScriptLab 2023 is ready to begin

The class includes a total of 33 participants (20 writers/directors and 8 co-writers plus 5 story editors), coming from 23 different countries (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Colombia, Italy, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States).

From April until November, they’ll work side by side with the Head of Studies - Eva Svenstedt Ward, the curator - Amra Bakšic Camo and the internationally renowned script consultants Philippe Barrière (France), Séverine Cornamusaz (Switzerland), Aleksandra Swierk (Poland), Marietta von Hausswolff (Sweden) and Gino Ventriglia (Italy).

To discover more details about the participants and the projects you can read the dedicated article on Screen International, meanwhile down below is an overview:

A Perfect Family by Adriano Valerio (Italy), co-writer Aude Py (France) – 3^rd feature film

All the Crows in the World by Yi Tang (Hong Kong) – 1^st feature film

Alma by Laura Herrero Garvin (Spain), co-writer Jorge Gil Munarriz (Spain) – 1^st feature film

Amari by Domien Huyghe (Belgium), co-writer Wendy Huyghe (Belgium) – 2^nd feature film | TFL alumni

Blind Spots by Ely Chevillot (Belgium/France) – 1^st feature film | TFL alumnus

Brilliant Melody by Carlo Francisco Manatad (Philippines), co-writer Jérémie Dubois (France) – 2^nd feature film | part of the Comedy group | TFL alumni

Counting Cards with My Father by Lydia Rui (Australia) – 1^st feature film

Detour by Jakub Piatek (Poland), co-writer Marta Bacewicz (Poland) – 2^nd feature film | part of the Comedy group | former TFL Extended participant

I Can’t Dance by Anita Rocha da Silveira (Brazil) – 3^rd feature film | part of the Comedy group | TFL alumna

In the Shadow of the Horns by Ognjen Glavonic (Serbia) – 2^nd feature film

Kisa by Alexandra Brodski (Germany/UK) – 1^st feature film 

Mar de Leva by Mariana Saffon (Colombia) – 1^st feature film 

Marriage By Abduction by Sophia Mocorrea (Germany/Argentina) – 1^st feature film | part of the Comedy group

Privilege by Floor van der Meulen, co-writer Bastiaan Kroeger (Netherlands) – 2^nd feature film

San Genesio by Jose Lorenzo Diokno (Philippines) – 4^th feature film

Sun in Saturn by Ary Zara (Portugal) – 1^st feature film 

The Fugue by Ruthy Pribar (Israel) – 2^nd feature film 

The Missing Planet by Marouan Omara (Egypt) and co-directed by Tom Rosenberg (USA) – 2^_nd feature film

Watch It Burn by Makbul Mubarak (Indonesia) – 2^_nd feature film | TFL alumnus

Who is Afraid of God by Rosa Friedrich (Austria), co-writer Joshua Jádi (Germany/Hungary) – 1^st feature film
 

We have onboard also five industry professionals taking up the Script Editor trainees’ roles that will allow them to gain insight into the script development process: Marco Compiani (Italy), Sihle Hlophe (South Africa), Fernanda Polacow (Brazil), Vanya Rainova (Bulgaria) and Daniel Soltysinski (Poland).

We so look forward to beginning, see you in Veneto!

ScriptLab 2023 is organised by TorinoFilmLab - National Museum of Cinema and supported by Creative Europe - MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union. ScriptLab 2023 is realised in partnership with Veneto Film Commission - that will host the first workshop thanks to the support of Fondazione Cariparo and in collaboration with Scuola di Cinema Carlo Mazzacurati -, German Films and VAF - Flanders Audiovisual Fund.